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In column chromatography, it is put in the column to basically cleanse and lubricate. Generally, it helps to wash out any left-over proteins from a previous experiment. It can also help to separate the fractions that are collected.

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Chromatography is the biotechnological technique whereby certain substances are separated from others by running a solution of them through a column. Parts of the solution we want will be trapped in the column, while those we don't will run right through the column. In this way we can set up a column so that DNA (particularly plasmid DNA), will become trapped in the column by some mechanism (often hydrophilic/hydrophobic affinity).

When plasmid DNA is trapped in a column, during chromatography, it is the elution buffer which is responsible for washing it out of the column. The column is responsible for trapping DNA, while the elution buffer is what gets it out once the DNA is separate from the other parts of the mixture.

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It is commonly used in molecular Biology. The purpose of TE buffer is to solubilize DNA or RNA, while protecting it from degradation.

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washing and resuspend the DNA

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